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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
2
The Alpine Avalanche issue notes new city ordinances effective from February 1, 1918, prohibiting roaming in streets and alleys. It references the city marshal's enforcement, a tribute to a fallen service member, and scattered editorial remarks about national figures and daily life.
Fragmented notes describe shipping, mining, and rubber factory plans amid tense regional shifts. Mentions Saloniki Turkey Greece Servia and a public dispute with waiters. Authorities warn trespassers as border tensions and resource play out in a volatile backdrop.
After nearly a year without a pastor the Presbyterian Church welcomes Rev Alpine Reemtsin of South Dakota. He held a high school diploma and earned a college degree by 19. He served as principal in Essex Montana and assisted mission fields in Hermis South Dakota Reading Minnesota and Leipsi Ohio. The community anticipates stronger attendance and spiritual leadership as services resume with Sunday School at 10 AM and evening preaching at 7 15 with the title The Man Who Made a Mistake.
An OCR fragment notes a farm item near Byers Texas about a year old animal bred away from its dam and identifies a brother of a Dr. The text also contains unrelated product advertising for Wolver Pan f Tubes with a guaranteed warranty.
A stark ad promises reduced costs by stopping delays and advertising while touting a new tube with a by store guarantee. It mentions stylish families installing a "phone graph" in a refrigerator and claims a practical, puncture free tube sold by Ino A Weyerts & So.
City commission members Hien, Merketey, Gillett, Baines meet with Flora L. Daugherty as clerk. They hold sessions on the last Monday of each month at the courthouse.
Pecos and Rio Grande Telephone company warns customers that after January 1st they will begin collecting every unpaid telephone bill on the 1st of each month. Customers must mail checks or face a collector. Whiteman Mee is identified as involved.
West Texas Motor Co urges new car owners to collect their number plates and avoid wasteful spending. The notice promotes War Savings Stamps and encourages purchasing while supplies last.
Fragmentary wartime report notes Peden returning as the conflict lingers and American resolve strengthens. A New York meeting references executive committees, the War Food Administration and recruitment for 1918 efforts, urging enlistment, training, and wartime service through early 1919.
Fragmentary notes mention War Savings Stamps in Texas and a Barings Committee, with unclear figures and garbled phrases about large purchases and poverty. No coherent names, dates, or events clearly stated for a solid summary.
The fragment argues for investment in war tips and a President to correct intolerable habits of waste and extravagance. It urges making thrift a national habit, taught in every home and school, claiming all may join and that thrift helps win the war and protect children from poverty.
Fragmentary text shows a claim that England saved 540 million in a zero year with scattered phrases about areas, protein facts, and notes on individuals. The readable portions are incomplete and do not form a coherent report.
A fragmentary report describes a youth who pledged to buy and hang a thrift poster in his window. A signed card by Mr. Mayes Chalman of Potter works notes he will save money for Uncle Sam in five days. Officials aim to teach savings through war bonds and government securities across multiple Texas cities.
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